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Carbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

BACKGROUND: Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses explaining the relationship between carbohydrate quality and health have usually examined a single marker...

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The anti-diabetic activity of oat β-d-glucan in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic mice.

This study was initiated to investigate the mechanism by which oat β-d-glucan (OBG) can control blood sugar levels and improve...

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Effect of Consuming Oat Bran Mixed in Water before a Meal on Glycemic Responses in Healthy Humans-A Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND: Viscous dietary fibers including oat β-glucan are one of the most effective classes of functional food ingredients for reducing...

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The anti-obesity effect of starch in a whole grain-like structural form.

Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, and the anti-obesity effect of starch in a whole grain-like structural...

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High Molecular Weight Barley β-Glucan Alters Gut Microbiota Toward Reduced Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

The physiological cholesterol-lowering benefits of β-glucan have been well documented, however, whether modulation of gut microbiota by β-glucan is associated...

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The Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Oats and Oat Beta Glucan: Modes of Action and Potential Role of Bile Acids and the Microbiome.

Consumption of sufficient quantities of oat products has been shown to reduce host cholesterol and thereby modulate cardiovascular disease risk....

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Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the regulation authorizing a health claim on the relationship between oat beta-glucan...

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Nutrient content claims for “good source,” “high,” “more,” and “high potency.”

(a) General requirements. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, a claim about the level of a nutrient...

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TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBCHAPTER B--FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

(a) Relationship between diets that are low in saturated fat and cholesterol and that include soluble fiber from certain foods...

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